Frightened Rabbit and Craig Finn Cover Elton John

Ragged Words reports that anthemic Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit have recorded a cover of ["Don't Go Breaking My Heart"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwJ_XuAgMNM ""Don&squot;t Go Breaking My Heart"" ), the 1976 Elton John/Kiki Dee duet that has become the bane of many karaoke bar patrons' lives in the years since its release. And the Frightened Rabbit dudes have found an intriguingly unlikely person to sing the Kiki Dee part: Craig Finn, the syllable-spraying frontman for the Hold Steady.

The cover will appear as a B-side on the Frightened Rabbit single "The Loneliness & the Scream", due November 22 internationally and December 8 in the U.S. from FatCat. Frightened Rabbit recorded the track in Glasgow, while Finn recorded his part in New York. (The other B-side for the single is an alternate version of "Things" from The Winter of Mixed Drinks.)

Frontman Scott Hutchinson tells Ragged Words, "The b-side has been an idea of mine for a couple of years, actually-- two guys singing the Elton John/ Kiki Dee duet. When I was making a list of the ideal Kikis, Craig Finn was at the top. I couldn't believe it when he agreed to do the part. I imagined it sounding like two drunk guys doing the whole 'I love you, man' speeches towards the end of a drunken night. I don't think there are many writers who document scenarios like these better than Craig. He is quite simply one of my favourite lyricists, and his voice works brilliantly in the role."

Meanwhile, Frightened Rabbit recently debuted their video for "The Loneliness & the Scream". It follows a tatted-up elderly man as he tools around town and tries on his old Royal Air Force uniform, and it is a sad thing indeed. Watch it at NME*.
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